ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,005, issued on May 13, was assigned to Congruens Group LLC (San Carlos, Calif.).
"Leak-resistant tray and lid" was invented by Rick Bontrager (San Carlos, Calif.), John Mauriello (San Carlos, Calif.) and Esther Lekeu (San Carlos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container includes a molded tray and a molded lid, both made of unitary fiber bodies. The tray includes at least one internal well and a perimeter engaging wall extending upward from a perimeter rim. The perimeter engaging wall includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an uppermost surface. The lid includes a ceiling and defines a perimeter engaging receiver ext...